Real Life Captured #397: Chiang Mai Thailand! Part Thirty-Two (9 photos)
Wow part thirty, do I blame myself or do I blame covid! Maybe a little bit of both. Looks like my blog has Chiang Mai Thailand photographed inside and out. Hope you still find it interesting. With the corona virus issue, I've found myself living in Chiang Mai for months now, this probably is one of the longest times I've stayed in one place in years. Sounds like I can elaborate and very well may do so in an upcoming blog post! Until then enjoy discovering more of Chaing Mai with me in this latest Real Life Captured photo blog post!
Chaing Mai easily makes my top five list for most affordable and most livable small cities in the world. Rich in Thai Buddhist culture, history, and amazing food; it's hard not to enjoy a stay in this city. It was founded in 1296 and was the capital of the Lanna Kingdom until 1558. The Old City area is comprised of walls and moats that date way back in time.
One of the things I like most about Chaing Mai is it's size. With a population of only 130,000 this is no Bangkok; not even close. However, it's got nightlife, shopping malls, traffic that moves, fresh air, and a relaxed vibe where people more often than not have a smile on their face.
Chiang Mai is the main city in the north of the country, and is also one of the most affordable places to live in all of Thailand, maybe all of South East Asia in terms of bang for your buck. Currently it's covid times and my passport is suddenly all but worthless. So I'm staying in Thailand for the long term, however it's now the 4th place I've lived in Thailand in the past 7 months, so the Travel Pro still can't stay put!
To give you an idea of how affordable Chiang Mai is I'll tell you that my modern and new one bedroom apartment with gym and pool in a quiet neighborhood is just $290 a month, furnished with all utilities included! My motor bike rental is just 60 dollar more per month and it cost two dollars to fill the tank. So my base cost of living is just $350 a month.
Head over to the Mueng Mai Market and you can come home with a week worth of groceries for as little as 10 dollars! That is high quality fruit, meat, and vegetables. With the affordability, great weather, peaceful Thai Buddhist hospitality; no wonder Chiang Mai has been attracting expats and tourist alike for many years.
These sets of photos range from my bike trip to Pai, a small town in the mountains. We'll see monks, temples, food stalls, people living their everyday lives, photos from jungle treks, even photos of the Loi Kratong Festival of light. Now come along and lets have a look around Chiang Mai Thailand!
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Hey buddy. I got on one of the last planes out from Vietnam to Bangkok back in March 2020. Since then I've been in a few different spots inside of Thailand. Primarily Ao Nang, Chiang Mai, and now Koh Phangan Island for the past 6 months. International Travel carries too much headache and risk at the moment, and I'm in my favorite country already, so I have no plans to leave any time soon.
On the short.....Tourism here is dead. Most tourist places look like run down ghost towns. Hotels that remain open often don't have more than 10% occupancy. Asia has been very shut off from the world. Coming into Thailand they made a program where you can enter through the Island of Phuket, then move to certain parts of the country. But people are not coming in large numbers at all. They have to jump through too many hoops. Including 14 days on phuket, vaccines, multiple PCR tests, tracking app on their phone, and who knows what else. Right now Alcohol is banned at restaurants and bars, curfews, mask mandate, as well as other random BS like all national parks are closed too. I have a friend in Cambodia and another in Bali, and it's a similar situation in those countries as well.
So....technically you can get into South East Asia, and you should come if you think it's worth it given your situation. Just do your homework big time on the new requirements to enter each country, or you risk losing the cost of your ticket and not being allowed on the plane.
I hope this gives you some insight into what you may want to do in regarding travels to Asia. Is there are country in particular you want to visit? Seems like the only people coming to Thailand these days are those looking to stay long term like myself. The visa Thailand is offering now is 3 months and you can renew it twice (giving you 9 months) but then you can stay longer switching to another visa. It was fun meeting you at the Bangkok steemfest. You certainly love your beer! I forgot, you are in Germany? How are things where you are?
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